Marriage

This day is a rare invitation to rest and recharge. Make sure you ask us how that can best be accomplished. Give us the guilt-free space we very infrequently receive to invest in doing something we enjoy just for ourselves. Maybe it's going to a movie, taking a hike, free time at the gym, a pedicure, time to read a book, a meet up with someone special, or whatever else helps to fill our cup so that we can show up everyday as moms with grace and love.

Even in the best marriages, arguments will happen. That’s life.Still, it’s not about whether you argue or not; it’s abouthow you handle that argument.Do you choose to love your spouse during it, or do you blow up at them?

When you learn to let go and allow your newlywed children to establish their own family unit under the Lord’s authority, you are showing respect for the God-ordained sanctity of marriage. This in turn allows the couple to grow closer together as one. Avoid the temptation to interfere, manipulate, or dictate their decision-making process.

If your summer is packed with kids, travel, and chaos, you're not alone—but your marriage doesn't have to take a backseat. These heartfelt ideas can help you laugh, flirt, and reconnect before the season slips away.

Ifwe don’t even consider keeping the flame alive in our marriages,thesummer events will take over and time will slip away from us.Thiscould potentially cause a rift or slow divide in our sacred unions. Friends, we mustn’t let that happen.That said, let’s discover some fun summer date ideas that willreallyspice things up and rekindle the flame ifneed be.

You and your spouse don’t have to be struggling in your marriage before you start seeing a marriage counselor. On the other hand, if you have been having doubts about your marriage, you might have already been seeing signs. Here are five signs you might need marriage counseling—and it is entirely okay if you do. There should never be judgment when it comes to marriage counseling.

Husbands, when you said ‘I Do’, you were committing to take care of your bride as your own body for the rest of your life.

If youve got the card and maybe even some flowers or chocolate but want more thoughts on how to work together as a family to show the mom in your life how much shes loved, here are some ideas for you.

God hates divorce is not the end of this divorce discussion. It doesn’t give us enough information or any context behind why God is saying this.

A relationship devoid of leading, serving, and affirming turns a deep pool of love into a dry well. Make it your resolution to avert this tragedy by loving your wife in these three ways...

Infertility is like an uninvited guest who then refuses to leave, no matter how many subtle hints you drop.

When you’re closely connected to God and each other, you can find the power you need to manage any circumstances together with peace and joy. Here are five signs that you and your spouse are growing spiritually together as a couple.

I really can never answer the question 'Did I marry the wrong person?' because it considers a person that once was. What we really need to focus on is whether we are willing to continue to commit to the person I am married to right now. How can we continue to be people that are safe, loving, and maintain an enduring love?

It's easy to justify going to bed without praying together or without giving each other a good night kiss. Sometimes, even leaving your spouse to clean up the dishes from dinner and retreating to bed without an "I love you" or "Thank you for doing the dishes tonight" can lead to further roommate status when you don't have that time to connect (or the reverse is true in the morning).

We know that God’s creation of man and woman to be together in marriage is sacred. It takes a lot of work to have a successful marriage, and you can’t have an extraordinary marriage without the contribution and commitment of both husband and wife.